Western Canada Wins Wheat Prizes At Peoria Show
Western Canada dominates the Soil Products Exposition in Peoria, taking first second and third wheat prizes led by Birtle Manitoba’s Mr. Birtle Larcombe. The piece touts high returns for Western Canadian farming, urging readers to visit and invest, highlighting low land costs and potential profits per acre.
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Peoria
Western Canada
8. Larcombe
Birtle
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Estern Canada
Canada
United States
Japanese Naval Maneuvers Off Tong Executed by Three Reels
The grand Japanese naval maneuvers will take place off Tong. The 1st 2nd and 3rd reels and reserve new Belx anus will participate. Mineh guns on Ym maxhiro and Ise will be tested. Forces assemble at Hiroshima bay with Kure as base. The sham battle lasts ten days.
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Tong
Anus
Hiroshima Bay
Imland Sea
Kure
Naval intrigue on a transatlantic voyage unfolds
On a luxurious liner Kasia confides a secret to Dan about a dangerous invention her father fears will be stolen. They guard a sealed package and vow it must be destroyed or kept secret. Meanwhile Pachmann and Ward discuss a treaty with German authority, revealing Ward's claim of a device to disable fortifications and the push toward universal disarmament.
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Kasia
Steamship Company
Father
Chevrial
de Mite
la Liberte
Dan
First Conference in Captain’s Cabin Among Three Men
In the captain’s cabin a tense, smoke filled meeting unfolds among Ignace Ward Pachmann and a man called Prince. They sit in luxury while one officer departs, signaling a private discussion separate from the after deck gathering.
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Ignace Ward
Pachmann
Prince
Ward
Pachman
Re Ray
Pachmano
Grand Plan for Universal Disarmament Plot Unfolds
An inventor Ward agrees to test a plan to blow up a French battleship in Toulon harbor, as part of a broader treaty toward universal disarmament. Pachmann explains Germany seeks global consent, with two commissioners to accompany Ward to America for a final treaty. Ward insists on honoring human life and promises a monument for those killed.
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Pachmann
Hmanm
Ward
Toulon
America
Pachae Arou
Pachma Ste Cla
la Liberte
New Kind of Office Holder Controversy Stirs Old Soldiers Home
A fragment notes controversy over Lierstad described as the most false faper, referencing the inspector salary of Amos Rox, superintendent of the Old Soldiers' Home who had not received his pay for nearly two years before his death.
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Lierstad
Amos ‘Rox
France Builds Subterranean Shelters For War Fronts
French shelters for soldiers in the Somme and Verdun regions are built underground by reserve workers aged up to the mid forties. The dugouts, well lit and ventilated, include showers, first aid, and surgical gear, with multiple exits to evade enemy bombardment.
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Mes
Associated Press
Altheit
Territorial Army
Somme
Verdun
Engineers Corps
Elds
Sterien
Amarilla
Ares
The New Sunday as Seen in Sealle's Weekly
The piece argues that modern readers reject the old Sabbath of quiet worship in favor of a new day and different observances. It notes Paul’s description of Athens seekers for novelty and references changes in blue laws and social expectations, with imperfect echoes of personal life surrounding the debate.
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Sealle
Paul
Athen
Tanin
Grandite
Alroedy
Fragmentary note on town mail and burning strawstacke
Incomplete OCR text references mail to town, a Reeser grate meters, strawstacke burned instead of publishing, and mentions Engiiah sparrows, Jules Verne as a convert, and tubae nzour ear to hear.
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Jules Ve Verne
Inspection Day At Barracks Ends In Confusion
Recruit line stands ready as an officer conducts a tense inspection. He quizzes Private MacTootle on items like toothbrush and razor with sharp demand and a clipped command. The scene closes with a cryptic mused reply amid a tense mood.
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MacTootle
Rasor
R’ Saath Tauntee
Omdée Gelucia Moen
Weather word play hints at forecast blend of snow and soot
The passage imagines coined terms for weather mixtures with snow and mud as smug snow and soot as snoot and snow and half as snail. It muses on creating original forecast language.
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Maneg
Walls prove sturdy as villa row nears finish
A builder and foreman inspect near-complete villas in suburbia. The foreman, left in one house, cannot see the other across the wall but can hear the builder. The builder proclaims the result, noting strong walls as they connect through the subdivision.
What It Does and the Water Vacation Joke
A humorous snippet contrasts a man selecting a vacation by golf and a remark on evaluating a woman's truthfulness. The quip about taking a water vacation hints at leisure and gender perception in light conversation.
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ToLeul
R. Schittmann
HOMER
Greenons
Sayers & Hamston
Jodianapolia News
By Burton E. Stevenson
Mr. Webster
Europe
Padhmone
Usmanm
Mr. Ward
Admiral von Tirpitz
Navy
Germany
the New Sunday
Charles Francia
Ada Cone
Pinan
Surpala Iy
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